linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: catch base cipher self-test failures in fips mode

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Date:	Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:36:23 -0400
From:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
To:	Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: catch base cipher self-test failures in fips
	mode

On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 09:11:51PM -0400, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> I think this might have already been posted by Neil Horman, and
> we already have it in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.x kernels,
> but in fips mode, we need to panic on the base cipher self-tests
> failing as well as the later tests.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
> 
I did post it:
http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org/msg02307.html
looks like it somehow just never made it to Linus.  Thanks for noticing, Jarod.

Acked-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>

> 
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